Education and the community

            Education plays an important role in the community as it is used to teach and prepare members of society on how to go about engaging with one another and performing duties that go a long way in improving the community. Through education, people learn skills and pick up knowledge that helps them to make developments, secure jobs and engage in conduct that facilitates personal and societal growth. Although there are different forms of learning, the learning methods can be successfully combined to enhance education and in doing so, facilitate growth.

            Formal education for instance creates a foundation that puts everyone that goes through the system in the same playing field[1]. This is because formal education follows the same set of principles and guidelines as well as a curriculum that is aimed at making students successful people in the community[2]. It teaches them to follow guidelines as well as equipping them with skills and knowledge that is applicable in most aspects of society.

            Informal and non formal education on the other hand are the most beneficial as they give the educators and trainers the authority to set the teaching methods, goals and locations for teaching[3]. The freedom ensures teachers can pick a certain element in society that needs to be addressed and teach lessons that will equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to work or improve certain areas within the community[4]. When used together, formal education can help students get acquainted to the learning process while still instilling knowledge. Informal and non formal education can then be used to teach students more practical lessons especially those structured to help people adapt; improve; and survive in the community they live in.

 

 

 

References

Enhancing Education, (2018) “Formal vs. Informal education” retrieved from,             http://enhancinged.wgbh.org/started/what/formal.html

Latchem C, (2014) “Informal learning and non-formal education for development” Journal of      Learning for Development, retrieved from,             http://www.jl4d.info/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/6/6

Linguistics Integration of Adult Migrants, (2018) “formal, non-formal and informal learning”      retrieved from, https://www.coe.int/en/web/lang-migrants/formal-non-formal-and-    informal-learning

Young Adult, (2018) “Education: Formal, non-formal and informal” retrieved from,         http://www.young-adulllt.eu/glossary/listview.php?we_objectID=193

 

 

[1] Young Adult, (2018) “Education: Formal, non-formal and informal”

[2] LIAM, (2018) “formal, non-formal and informal learning”

[3] Latchem C, (2014) “Informal learning and non-formal education for development” Journal of Learning for Development

[4] Enhancing Education, (2018) “Formal vs. Informal education”